Suriname
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
(Difference between revisions)
| Revision as of 09:19, 13 January 2012 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) ← Previous diff |
Current revision Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| {{Template}} | {{Template}} | ||
| - | + | # A [[country]] in [[South America]]. Official name: Republic of Suriname. | |
| - | The '''Dutch people''' are an [[ethnic group]] native to the [[Netherlands]]. They share a common culture and speak the [[Dutch language]]. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in [[Suriname]], [[Dutch Chilean|Chile]], [[Brazil]], [[Canada]], [[Australia]], [[South Africa]], [[New Zealand]], and the [[United States]]. | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | The traditional art and culture of the Dutch encompasses various forms of [[traditional music]], [[dance]]s, [[architectural style]]s and clothing, some of which are globally recognizable. Internationally, Dutch painters such as [[Rembrandt]], [[Vermeer]] and [[Van Gogh]] are held in high regard. The dominant religion of the Dutch is [[Christianity]] (both [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] and [[Reformed Churches|Protestant]]), although in modern times the majority is no longer (openly) religious. Significant percentages of the Dutch are adherents of [[humanism]], [[agnosticism]], [[atheism]] or [[individualism|individual spirituality]]. | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | In the Middle Ages the [[Low Countries]] were situated around the border of [[France]] and the [[Holy Roman Empire]], forming a part of their respective peripheries, and the various territories of which they consisted had ''de facto'' become virtually autonomous by the 13th century. Under the [[Habsburgs]], the Netherlands were organised into a single administrative unit, and in the 16th and 17th centuries the Northern Netherlands gained independence from [[Spain]] as the [[Dutch Republic]]. The high degree of urbanization characteristic of Dutch society was attained at a relatively early date. During the Republic the first series of large scale Dutch migrations outside of [[Europe]] took place. | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | + | ||
| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | *[[Demographics of the Netherlands]] | + | |
| - | *[[Dutch Brazil]] | + | |
| - | *[[Dutch Chilean]] | + | |
| - | *[[Dutch Surinamese]] | + | |
| - | *[[Dutch culture]] | + | |
| - | *[[Dutch customs and etiquette]] | + | |
| - | *[[Dutch diaspora]] | + | |
| - | *[[List of Dutch people]] | + | |
| - | *[[List of Germanic peoples]] | + | |
| - | *[[Netherlands (terminology)]] | + | |
| - | *[[New Netherlands]] now called [[New York]]. | + | |
| - | *[[Pennsylvania Dutch]] | + | |
| - | + | ||
| {{GFDL}} | {{GFDL}} | ||
Current revision
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
- A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Suriname.
Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Suriname" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.
